djohnson01247
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Problem- belt chirping/ squeaking
History (to give you alittle background)- I bought my 98 coupe alittle over a year ago in September. Shortly after purchase, I got a belt chirping. Quick squirt of belt dressing eliminated it… for only a short time. Checked out the internet and followed all suggestions… but no success… so I went to my dealer. After a lot of investigation, they said that it was the belt. They replaced the belt and the problem went away. It has been gone now for alittle over a year.. but I just noticed a slight chirping coming back. I did not do any belt dressing since the dealer said not to use it.
I checked again on the internet and saw about the TSB about the idler pulley (thin dust shield issue). So I bought one (new and improved). I just installed it to the correct torque and the squeak is still there. I went through again and checked all pulleys, etc. for issue… found none.
Here is the thing…. If I stand on passenger side with engine running and spray a “milli-second” directed shot of WD40 right on the harmonic balancer ribs that are exposed… the squeak disappears instantly.
My question is… I think a saw something n the past on the web how there was an issue with the GM belts with either too high or too low ribs… and purchasing a different belt (i.e. AutoZone) fixes the problem.
I actually think that I bought some time with the new GM belt replacement… but I don’t want to have to buy a new belt every year from GM! Should not have to!
The key is the milli-squirt of WD40 (through the red tube) directly on the pulley ribs. Why? It is not like I am spraying a lot of the lube and it can travel to any and all pulleys, etc. in a second! That is why I am thinking belt…. Something other than GM.
Any ideas or thoughts?
Thanks.
History (to give you alittle background)- I bought my 98 coupe alittle over a year ago in September. Shortly after purchase, I got a belt chirping. Quick squirt of belt dressing eliminated it… for only a short time. Checked out the internet and followed all suggestions… but no success… so I went to my dealer. After a lot of investigation, they said that it was the belt. They replaced the belt and the problem went away. It has been gone now for alittle over a year.. but I just noticed a slight chirping coming back. I did not do any belt dressing since the dealer said not to use it.
I checked again on the internet and saw about the TSB about the idler pulley (thin dust shield issue). So I bought one (new and improved). I just installed it to the correct torque and the squeak is still there. I went through again and checked all pulleys, etc. for issue… found none.
Here is the thing…. If I stand on passenger side with engine running and spray a “milli-second” directed shot of WD40 right on the harmonic balancer ribs that are exposed… the squeak disappears instantly.
My question is… I think a saw something n the past on the web how there was an issue with the GM belts with either too high or too low ribs… and purchasing a different belt (i.e. AutoZone) fixes the problem.
I actually think that I bought some time with the new GM belt replacement… but I don’t want to have to buy a new belt every year from GM! Should not have to!
The key is the milli-squirt of WD40 (through the red tube) directly on the pulley ribs. Why? It is not like I am spraying a lot of the lube and it can travel to any and all pulleys, etc. in a second! That is why I am thinking belt…. Something other than GM.
Any ideas or thoughts?
Thanks.